Wei and Jin Cooks

Chapter 1223 Let’s make a king

The Battle of Pingnan unified a large area of ​​the Jin Dynasty and officially connected the politics of the north and the south. This was a great achievement and deserved special treatment from her.

So Zhao Hanzhang personally led hundreds of officials to greet him at the city gate, and the people in the capital also came to join in the fun and lined the streets to welcome him.

The generals who followed Zu Ti to conquer the south stayed with him in the post house as long as they returned to the capital. Gu Rong, He Xun and others who he was ordered to bring to the capital also stayed in the post house temporarily, and officials from the Ministry of Rites came to contact them. , tell them the time when they will enter Beijing tomorrow.

 Yes, this is all decided in advance. When the officials arrive at the city gate, and when they appear at the city gate is considered auspicious.

He Xun frowned as he listened and couldn't help asking Shi Hua, the chief official from the Ministry of Rites, "Isn't your Majesty coming?"

Shi Hua smiled and said: "Your Majesty has a distinguished status and is waiting for you in the palace."

He Xun: "Since Your Majesty is not here, wouldn't it be inappropriate for the general to use the king's flag to greet him?"

Shi Hua said: "The great general is the regent of the government, and the mere king's banner is the glory of the king's banner, not the glory of the great general."

He Xun just said: "It is not in line with etiquette."

Shi Hua could not hold back and could only go back and report to Zhao Hanzhang.

 Today, the etiquette of the Jin Kingdom is headed by Zhao Cheng in the north and He Xun in the south.

Zhao Hanzhang specially invited He Xun to the capital, obviously with the intention of re-employing him, so Shi Hua could not ignore his opinion.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hanzhang raised his head and took a look at the sky. He felt relieved when he saw that it was not very dark, and said, "Then please ask Uncle Zhao to find a way to get the best of both worlds."

 Zhao Cheng: "Your Majesty, please come out of the palace to personally welcome the army back after the victory."

Zhao Hanzhang: "General Zu won't be happy. Since we are bragging about General Zu, it is natural that his preference should be the main one."

Zu Ti didn’t like Emperor Jin.

 And she didn’t want the little emperor to take the lead alone. This was no longer the time to be humble.

Seeing what Zhao Hanzhang meant, Zhao Cheng said: "Since the general must comply with etiquette, he must abide by etiquette. Either ask your majesty to come out to greet you, or remove the king's flag."

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said directly: "Wouldn't it be great if I wanted a throne? What does Uncle Cheng think of the title King of Xia?"

Zhao Cheng's eyes widened. Ji Yuan, who was sitting aside and listening to their uncle and nephew's conversation, suddenly choked on his saliva and coughed violently.

The only sound in the hall was Ji Yuan's coughing. Zhao Hanzhang and Zhao Cheng both looked at him silently.

Ji Yuan coughed until his face turned red. He stopped after a while. He calmly took out his handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes and mouth. He met the eyes of Zhao Hanzhang and Zhao Cheng and said calmly: "General, the word "Xia" is too big. Da means China. From ancient times to the present, no one dares to use this word as the king's title. You are from Yuzhou, so you should use Yu as the king's title."

  Zhao Hanzhang: “The word Hua can also be used.”

Ji Yuan refused again, "Hua also means China. It is taken from the ancestor Hua Xu. Although the general has made great achievements, it is not appropriate. It should be taken from the word Yu."

  Hua Xu was the mother of Fuxi and Nuwa, and was called the ancestor. Therefore, later generations basically believed that the name Hua in China was derived from her name.

 The King of Yu is quite nice, but the Yu Kingdom is not. The Hua Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom are better.

Ji Yuan thought that the girl was good at everything, but she had no sense of awe. How could she hold down such big words?

No matter how talented she is, no one in the world can use these two words. "Why doesn't the general invite Guo Pu to divine?"

Zhao Hanzhang was the one who listened to the advice. Although she felt that she was powerful, she did not think that she could be invincible, so she asked Guo Pu.

Zhao Cheng on the side sighed and reminded: "Isn't it too late to make the king now? People will enter the city tomorrow."

  Zhao Hanzhang: “It’s just a matter of will.”

 Zhao Cheng was speechless. Guo Pu was called, and after hearing the beginning, he said bluntly: "Taking the characters of Yu, Hua and Xia, pfft, maybe we can consider it when choosing a new country title. Otherwise, if we use these two characters as the king's title, I'm afraid that he will be crowned king." People are dying soon."

There were only Ji Yuan, Zhao Cheng, and Zhao Yunxin in the hall. Guo Pu also bluntly said: "The words "General" contain water and fire, which means they are in conflict with each other. However, your destiny is noble and the character "fire" means "fire". Water cannot overcome fire, but can neutralize its intensity and make people peaceful. At this time, use the word "Yu". "Yu" is the nature of earth. Fire generates earth, earth generates metal, and metal generates water. Just use the word "Yu" to help you in the future. Much benefit.”

Ji Yuan reminded again: "It is more appropriate that the general comes from Yuzhou."

This kind of rhetoric made Guo Pu sneer. What does this have to do with where he was born?

 In terms of birthplace, she can choose either Hua or Xia. Yuzhou is Zhongzhou, which is also the place of ancient China.

 The king's title should be chosen based on the eight characters and five elements.

Zhao Hanzhang was convinced, and after thinking for a while he said: "Then let's take the word Yu."

 Zhao Hanzhang looked at Zhao Yunxin.

 Zhao Yunxin immediately went to draft the decree.

The imperial edict was drawn up and Ji Yuan reviewed it and found no problems, so he wrote it himself and copied it on the imperial edict. Zhao Hanzhang read it and immediately stamped it with a jade seal and handed it to Zhao Cheng, "Is this all right?"

 Zhao Cheng: “A hundred years later, this matter will be recorded in the history books.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hanzhang immediately turned his head left and right and asked, "Where is the author Wang Hao?"

Zhao Cheng frowned and reminded: "If you harm the historian, it will not only be a shameful thing for thousands of years, but also arouse the rebellion of the nobles."

Zhao Hanzhang: "Uncle Cheng misunderstood. I want Wang Hao to be present to record it in detail. History books should be more detailed to prevent future generations from making random guesses without knowing the inside story."

She is not afraid that future generations will know the real her. She is afraid that future generations will randomly add things to her. As a librarian for later generations, she has come across too many weird historical records. After archeology, most of them have been falsified.

However, it is more difficult to spread rumors than to refute them. It is especially difficult to refute historical rumors.

 So Zhao Hanzhang doesn't mind if the author records their current conversation. Anyway, these daily records must be sealed and will not be released until after her death.

 She will be dead by then, and her merits and demerits will be judged by future generations.

As long as the comment is true about her, she will accept it whether it is praise or criticism, but if it is false...

 Zhao Hanzhang felt unhappy just thinking about it.

Zhao Hanzhang felt quite sorry to see Wang Hao excluded. It was useless to call people in at this time. We couldn't perform it again in front of him, right?

Zhao Hanzhang sighed and said to Zhao Yunxin: "Don't keep people out next time."

 Zhao Yunxin responded.

"This matter is settled," Zhao Hanzhang said, "I also ask Uncle Cheng to let Shi Hua go again, and they will enter the city as usual tomorrow."

Zhao Cheng was silent for a moment, then bowed and stepped back.

When Shi Hua heard that Zhao Hanzhang was promoted to King of Yu in just a short time, he couldn't help but remain silent for a long time, then bowed to his chief officer and stepped back without saying a word.

When the news arrived at the inn, everyone in the inn, whether they were Zhao Shen, Zhao Shi and other people from Zhao Hanzhang's line, as well as southerners such as Gu Rong and He Xun, were silent.

Only Zu Ti burst out laughing after hearing this and said cheerfully: "That's how it is!"

 (End of this chapter)